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Resources by Topic: Networking and collaboration

Connecting Minority-Serving Institutions and Rural Research
Discusses minority serving institutions (MSI) and their role in rural research. Highlights rural-focused research systems, research of MSIs, and opportunities for integration of the two.
Author(s): Marjory Givens, Brian Dabson, Hilary Joyner, Olivia Little
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Aspen Institute
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Demonstrating Your Value: A Guide to Potential Value-based Care Partnerships for Rural Health Care Organizations
Provides a three-step framework to help rural healthcare organizations quantify and demonstrate their value to potential partners - understanding the potential partner, identifying the value proposition, and presenting the value message. Includes a worksheet that can be used to document and track progress through each of the three steps
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Rural Pharmacies Provide Multi-Faceted Value to Rural Communities
Describes the role rural pharmacies can play in the provision of healthcare in rural communities. Describes the challenges faced by rural pharmacies and efforts to address those challenges through partnerships and pharmacist training.
Author(s): Whitney Zahnd
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) Accomplishments 2022
Provides an overview of the work of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) and their public health partners in 2022. Covers infectious disease surveillance, detection and tracking of infectious disease threats, and response to various outbreaks. Includes mentions about infectious disease surveillance and response in rural and underserved areas.
Additional links: NCEZID 20222 Accomplishments: Video Overview
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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How a Black Community Brought Affordable Health Care and Clean Water to Rural South Carolina in the 1970s
Reports on a predominately Black rural community in South Carolina that worked together to provide indoor plumbing, build a health center, and improve health outcomes of their citizens in the 1970s.
Author(s): Olivia Lewis
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Global to Local Toolkit: Adapting Global Interventions for Local Public Health
A toolkit that discusses strategies for adapting evidence-based, global interventions in public health to local health departments (LHDs) in the United States. Provides an overview of a case study from a predominately rural LHD that used global strategies to address the behavioral workforce shortage in their area. Includes resources and tools for planning and networking.
Additional links: Are You Prepared to Go Global-to-Local? Checklist, Global-to-Local Partner Identification Tool
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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49th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference
Offers an agenda and presentation slides from the 2023 Arizona Rural Health Conference. Covers a variety of topics including workforce issues, health disparities, community partnerships, and more.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Addressing the Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Maternal and Infant Health
Blog post discussing the impact of rural hospital closures on rural maternal and infant health outcomes. Identifies risk-appropriate strategies to ensure the provision of maternal and infant healthcare at facilities that best meet each individual's level of health risk. Covers birthing centers, hub-and-spoke models, and telehealth models to preserve access to care.
Author(s): Lexa Giragosian
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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Efforts by Critical Access Hospitals to Increase Health Equity Through Greater Engagement with Social Determinants of Health
Examines the ways Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) engage in upstream social determinant of health (SDOH) efforts to improve community health. Analyzes CAH and non-CAH programs that utilize screening, in-house strategies, and external partnerships to address SDOH. Discusses the impacts of SDOH policy on CAHs in rural communities.
Author(s): Bethany Lemont, Neeraj Puro, Berkeley Franz, Cory E. Cronin
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(4), 728-736
Date: 06/2023
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How Community Investment Saved a Rural Health System
Profiles Mackinac Straits Health System, a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) serving Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Discusses how the health system used strategic planning and key partnerships to address key needs, recover financially, and move forward.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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